Presumably, different absence dates may have different absence reasons.

If you want a total count of absence dates per person, you can't display an absence reason with it because it won't be unique.
- Create a query based on the table.
- Add the LNFN and AbsenceDate fields to the query grid.
- Select View | Totals.
- Set the Total option for the AbsenceDate column to Count (the other one can remain as Group By).

If you want a count for each reason:
- Create a query based on the table.
- Add the LNFN, AbsenceReason and AbsenceDate fields to the query grid.
- Select View | Totals.
- Set the Total option for the AbsenceDate column to Count (the other two can remain as Group By).